House Passes Bill To Grant Congress Veto Power Over White House Rules

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Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- A bill that would give the controlling party of either chamber of Congress veto power over any major new regulation passed the House of Representatives Wednesday. The measure, dubbed the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny -- or REINS -- Act, would require Congress to sign off on any new rule estimated to cost more than $100 million. It passed 241 to 184, with a handful of Democrats crossing the aisle.

The REINS Act is only the latest of a slew of bills aimed at peeling back regulations, which House Republicans have pushed for in the name of cutting red tape and freeing up businesses. The GOP sees the regulations as overbearing rulemaking by unelected bureaucrats.

"Who do the regulators answer to? No one," said Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) in debate on the House floor. "When the regulators go to work everyday, like most people go to work, their work assignment's a little different," Poe said. "In my opinion, they sit around a big oak table, sipping their lattes. They have out their iPads and their computers, and they decide, 'Who shall we regulate today?' And they write a regulation and send it out to the masses and make us deal with the cost to that."

Rep. Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.), argued that if Congress can stop rules in their tracks, businesses will flourish. "Poll after poll of small business owners, of medium-sized business owners -- they will show you and tell you that major regulations are holding back their expansion and the ability of them to hire more workers," Quayle said.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/07/house-passes-bill-to-grant-congress-veto-power_n_1135030.html

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1. yes, repuglicans, all we need are more oil spills, bank and mortgage disasters

Why don't you take away all the stop signs and traffic lights, too, while you're at it?

[Frustratedlady]

2. Sit back, sip your lattes and watch America implode in 2012.

These monsters are going to totally turn the US upside down before they are done. They scare me.

It will be interesting to see who the Dems were who voted for it.

[Tx4obama]

3. The Senate will NOT pass it and even if they did President Obama would veto it. n/t

[red dog 1]

4. "The Senate is unlikely to pass the measure."

From the article in Huffington Post:

"The Act's opponents also note that it's ironic the GOP's legislative attempt comes during an administration that has promoted fewer regulations than the previous one, and that the regulations Congress wants to block stem from laws passed by Congress itself."

[malthaussen]

5. The irony is that our government

... is continuously unwilling to enforce laws that are inconvenient to the people with the money.
Oh, wait. That's not irony.

-- Mal

[toddwv]

11. The Senat is unlikely to even allow this bill to come to a vote.

[AlbertCat]

6. major regulations are holding back their expansion and the ability of them to hire more workers,

Baloney.

Even if "poll after poll" says so, it doesn't mean it's true. So business owners are holding potential jobs hostage until Congress gets rid of things they don't like.

This is complete crap. And as usual, Congress just wasted their and our time on crap. The "Do nothing ever when they manage to do something" Congress.

God forbid we should ask Alcoa to not poison the water!

It seems to me that if there is anything like a free market, if your company can't produce or make a profit UNDER THE LAW, then maybe it should go under and, instead of changing the game, a company that CAN operate under the law can take over. That's a FREE market, not a rigged one.

[bemildred]

7. The Congress already has such power in full. This is empty posturing, and horseshit too. nt

[On the Road]

9. I Was Going to Post Something Similar

How is voting to 'veto' a regulation different from passing a law which would do virtually the same thing?

Oh, maybe it's that EITHER house of congress can do it. And the process wouldn't be open to attaching riders or other modification. So maybe there would be some difference in practice.

[mindwalker_i]

12. Actually, it gives minority more power to block stuff

"Either chamber of Congress" could block regulations. So like now, Republicans, holding one chamber and not the Presidency, could block more stuff increasing their (minority) ability to throw monkey wrenches with abandon.

[Crunchy Frog]

8. Driving would be so much more efficient if only there were no traffic regulations.

:eyes:

[No Elephants]

16. Ron Paul, is that you?

[lonestarnot]

10. Hey pugs, keep arguing about stupid bullshit and go play some marbles on the freeway, maybe then, we

will gain some jobs picking up the marbles.

[sakabatou]

13. GOP: Let's try and circumvent the Constitution!

[Phlem]

14. Why do insane bills

like these even make it into our body politic for votes.

Crap like this isn't even worthy of the paper it's printed on.

JHC

-p

[geomon666]

15. Unless it's a Rethuglican Congress right?

Then it's all about nuclear options and not letting Dem Representatives vote at all. Fucking pigs!

[No Elephants]

17. No worries. Harry Reid can care of this in his sleep.